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Reid 'Disappointed' Over Alito Pick
NewsMax ^ | Oct 31, 2005

Posted on 10/31/2005 5:13:05 AM PST by Hadean

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement regarding the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the United States Supreme Court.

"The nomination of Judge Alito requires an especially long hard look by the Senate because of what happened last week to Harriet Miers. Conservative activists forced Miers to withdraw from consideration for this same Supreme Court seat because she was not radical enough for them. Now the Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people.

"I am disappointed in this choice for several reasons. First, unlike previous nominations, this one was not the product of consultation with Senate Democrats. Last Friday, Senator Leahy and I wrote to President Bush urging him to work with us to find a consensus nominee. The President has rejected that approach.

"Second, this appointment ignores the value of diverse backgrounds and perspectives on the Supreme Court. The President has chosen a man to replace Sandra Day O’Connor, one of only two women on the Court. For the third time, he has declined to make history by nominating the first Hispanic to the Court. And he has chosen yet another federal appellate judge to join a court that already has eight justices with that narrow background. President Bush would leave the Supreme Court looking less like America and more like an old boys club.

"Justice O’Connor has been the deciding vote in key cases protecting individual rights and freedoms on a narrowly divided Court. The stakes in selecting her replacement are high.

"I look forward to meeting Judge Alito and learning why those who want to pack the Court with judicial activists are so much more enthusiastic about him than they were about Harriet Miers.”


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KEYWORDS: alito; reid; scotus
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1 posted on 10/31/2005 5:13:06 AM PST by Hadean
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To: Hadean
If Ried doesn't like him then there is a good chance he will be a good supreme.
2 posted on 10/31/2005 5:14:11 AM PST by highlander_UW (I don't know what my future holds, but I know Who holds my future)
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To: Hadean

Reid's disappointed. That's good enough for me.


3 posted on 10/31/2005 5:14:24 AM PST by GR Freeper
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To: Hadean

Well, Reid, you're not in the majority, the president is from a different party, and we really don't give a damn whether or not you like it.


4 posted on 10/31/2005 5:14:40 AM PST by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: Hadean

Reid has got to be kidding! Judicial activists?
He needs to look at the 9th circuit court and tell me again what he considers to be a judicial activist!


5 posted on 10/31/2005 5:14:45 AM PST by badabing98
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To: Hadean
Let's see. Reid prefers Miers? I think Alito is an improvement.
6 posted on 10/31/2005 5:14:58 AM PST by TSchmereL ("Rust but terrify.")
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To: Hadean

Who is Harry Reid?

Is he the Majority leader or something?

Why does it matter what this person says?


7 posted on 10/31/2005 5:15:12 AM PST by Sometimes A River ("If you plant ice, you're gonna harvest wind" - Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead lyricist)
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To: Hadean

LOL!

Tough nuggies, Reid!


8 posted on 10/31/2005 5:15:28 AM PST by Michael Goldsberry (an enemy of islam -- Joe Boucher; Leapfrog; Dr.Zoidberg; Lazamataz; ...)
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To: Hadean
"President Bush would leave the Supreme Court looking less like America and more like an old boys club."

This from a leader in the nation's biggest old boys club of them all.

9 posted on 10/31/2005 5:15:30 AM PST by ilgipper
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To: Hadean
I am disappointed in the voters in Nevada for forcing that POS on the rest of the country.
10 posted on 10/31/2005 5:15:55 AM PST by msnimje (Join the "Coalition of the SHILLING" -- become a shill for J. Michael Luttig for SCOTUS)
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To: Hadean

And?

Here's more info with links from Malkin:
http://www.michellemalkin.com/


11 posted on 10/31/2005 5:16:05 AM PST by AliVeritas (Weldon Ops, Earle Fatwa Team, Pork Jihadi, MOOSEMUSS, Stick & Bucket Brigade)
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To: Hadean

Too bad.





I guess we can assume, then, that he won't be taking credit for the idea of appointing Alito.


12 posted on 10/31/2005 5:16:10 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: Hadean
Senator Leahy and I wrote to President Bush urging him to work with us to find a consensus nominee. The President has rejected that approach.

I once sent a letter to Santa Claus, and I didn't get what I wanted either....sigh

13 posted on 10/31/2005 5:16:11 AM PST by ErnBatavia (Like a midget at a urinal - stay on your toes...)
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To: Hadean
First, unlike previous nominations, this one was not the product of consultation with Senate Democrats. Last Friday, Senator Leahy and I wrote to President Bush urging him to work with us to find a consensus nominee. The President has rejected that approach.

Ummmm...remember the part where you didn't win the election? This is kinda where that whole thing comes into play...;)

14 posted on 10/31/2005 5:16:14 AM PST by Mr. Jeeves (Speaking several languages is an asset; keeping your mouth shut in one is priceless.)
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To: Hadean
"The nomination of Judge Alito requires an especially long hard look by the Senate..."

Uh oh. Now we're on Double-Secret Probation!

15 posted on 10/31/2005 5:17:10 AM PST by Egon (By the way, I took the liberty of fertilizing your caviar.)
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To: Hadean
"I am disappointed in this choice for several reasons. First, unlike previous nominations, this one was not the product of consultation with Senate Democrats.

Bwahahaha!!! Cry me a river, Harry!

16 posted on 10/31/2005 5:17:46 AM PST by workerbee (A person's a person no matter how small.)
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To: Hadean

Also not happy today.

17 posted on 10/31/2005 5:18:01 AM PST by COUNTrecount
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To: Hadean

18 posted on 10/31/2005 5:18:07 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: Acts 2:38

Minority Leader=Irrelevant.


19 posted on 10/31/2005 5:18:13 AM PST by TennesseeGirl
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To: Egon

Double secret probation AND Boxer is getting her charts and her hairdo ready for the cameras. It's going to get ugly. er.


20 posted on 10/31/2005 5:18:57 AM PST by small voice in the wilderness (u)
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